# NTSB NYC67D0442: Piper PA-22, N5802Z, Wappingers Fls., NY, December 13, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 13, 1966
- Place: Wappingers Fls., NY · WAPPINGERS FLS., NY
- Location: 41.5982° N, 73.9169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wappingers Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5982&lon=-73.9169&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0442
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0442

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4112  66/12/13   WAPPINGERS FLS.NY   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1610                    N5802Z              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 21, 1700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUTCHESS COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED FROM TAXIWAY TO TIE DOWN AREA. AIRCRAFT STRUCK FROZEN DIRT MOUND COVERED WITH SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5802Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802Z-2009-03-10), registration cancelled 2009-03-10, S/N 22-9655, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dutchess County

## Other investigations on N5802Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC67F0677](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0677), May 5, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N5802Z), Liberty, NY, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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